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“masterful . . . powerful tour de force . . . fantastic piece of work . . . perfect book.” (William Albrëcht, Catholic apologist)
“punchy . . . clear and astute . . . demonstrat[es] that archaeology is actually a bedrock of confirmation [and] that Scripture is accurate” (Steve Ray, Catholic apologist)
“well-written, spirited . . . cutting-edge research . . . highly recommend[ed] to anyone who wonders whether the Bible is grounded in history.” (Gary Michuta, Catholic apologist)
“wonderful gift to the believing community . . . deeply satisfying intellectually . . . deepen[ed] my Christian faith . . . fantastic resource . . . a book not just to read, but to access and reference for the rest of one’s life.” (Dr. Paul Patton, Reformed Baptist pastor, playwright, and professor of communication and media)
“Armstrong draws out the most important [archaeological] evidence. . . . one of those necessary volumes that we Christians need to readily defend the truth of the Bible . . . The book bolstered the reasons supporting my own faith, and I found it fascinating to see the evidence for all these great Biblical events and places. . . . he maintains his own faithful Catholic belief in the divine power of God to accomplish each and every miraculous event in the Bible, while keeping his arguments at the natural level of science and archaeology to debunk the arguments of the skeptics.” (Devin Rose, Catholic apologist)
“fascinating and thought-provoking journey through the biblical record . . . Once I picked up this book, it was hard to put it down!” (Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Catholic apologist)
“scholarly but not abstruse . . . contains a great many things people ought to know and upholds the principle of the Bible’s truthfulness. Much of it is absolutely brilliant . . . firmly based in Scripture and credible archaeological research . . . worthy company to the books of Lutheran John Warwick Montgomery and Anglican C.S. Lewis.” (Rev. Dr. Ken Howes, STM, JD, professor of theology and Lutheran pastor [LCMS])
“invaluable service to Christians . . . painstaking research . . . his aim is to show that the biblical stories—when properly understood—are authentic historical accounts and not mere myths . . . fascinating and illuminating.” (Dr. Robert Fastiggi, Professor of Dogmatic Theology and Christology)
“An intriguing and adventurous exposition of the evidence . . . will be of interest to all readers who take the Bible seriously . . . in-between the extremes of rigid fundamentalism and anti-supernatural liberalism . . . top-notch sources. At every turn, readers are treated to quotations from knowledgeable experts and relevant scientific articles . . . great read.” (John DeRosa, webmaster of the Classical Theism website)
“Dave Armstrong listens and tries to be fair to his critics . . . This loving approach is very winsome, in my opinion . . . Dave’s book is in the tradition of [Josh] McDowell . . . extremely well-researched . . . popularly-written so laymen can easily understand . . . up-to-date.” (Dan Grajek, Catholic evangelist and author)
“quite a useful book . . . Overall, I give this 5/5.” (Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC, author of God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us]
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